and genetic correlations of grain yield, harvest index and yield components for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in sole crop and in maize/bean intercrop. Can. J. Plant Sci. 77: 533-538. Breeding of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.) is usually done in bean sole crop nurseries. However, bean cultivar evaluations have identified significant cultivar × cropping system interactions. The objective of this study was to determine whether intercrop and sole cropping systems have different effects on phenotypic and genetic variance components of bean populations. Unselected F 2 and F 3 populations of 16 crosses of common bean were evaluated in the two cropping systems at Elora and Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, in 1993 and 1994. Significant population × cropping system interaction was found for grain yield and pods per plant. Genetic correlations between cropping systems were lowest for grain yield and pods per plant and highest for seed weight and seeds per pod. There were few differences between cropping systems for genetic variances. Genotype × location variance was higher in intercrop than in sole crop. Broad-sense heritabilities and narrow-sense heritabilities for most traits were comparable between cropping systems. The exception was pods per plant, which showed greater heritability in sole crop. Realized heritability of grain yield was greater in intercrop. We conclude that single plant selection as done with the pedigree system of breeding should be effective in intercrop. Key words: Genetic variances, heritability, intercrop, Phaseolus vulgarisAtuahene-Amankwa, G. et Michaels, T. E. 1997. Variances génétiques, héritabilité et corrélation génétiques du rendement grainier, de l'indice de moisson et des composantes du rendement chez le haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) utilisé en culture pure ou en culture intercalaire haricot-maïs. Can. J. Plant sci. 77: 533-538. La sélection du haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) pour utilisation en culture intercalaire avec le maïs (Zea mays L.) se pratique habituellement en pépinière en culture pure. Pourtant on a rapporté des interactions significatives entre des cultivars de haricot et le système cultural. L'objet de nos recherches étaient de déterminer si les deux systèmes, culture pure ou culture intercalaire, ont des effets différents sur les composantes des variances phénotypiques et génotypiques des populations de haricot. Des populations F 2 et F 3 non sélectionnées de 16 croisements de haricot étaient évaluées selon les 2 systèmes culturaux en 1993 et en 1994 à Elora et à Woodstock en Ontario (Canada). Une interaction significative population × système cultural était observée pour le rendement grainier et pour le nombre de gousses par plante. Les plus faibles corrélations génétiques entre les systèmes culturaux concernaient le rendement grainier et le nombre de gousses par plante et les plus fortes le poids des grains et le nombre de grains par gousse. On relevait peu de différences entre les systèmes culturaux pour ce qui est des...
. 1998. Early generation testing of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) populations in sole crop and in maize/bean intercrop. Can. J. Plant Sci. 78: 583-588. Few plant-breeding studies have examined methodology for improving common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) yields by selecting in an intercrop situation. We hypothesized that early-generation testing would be as useful in a maize (Zea mays L.)/bean intercrop as in sole crop for identifying superior bean populations for yield. F 2 to F 5 bulks of six selected crosses and their F 5 -derived advanced lines were evaluated in sole crop or intercrop. The F 2 and F 5 bulks were evaluated together in a preliminary trial in one location, while the advanced lines were evaluated with the F 3 s in one location, and with the F 4 s in two locations. Within sole crop, selection of the best three populations, based on F 2 performance, provided 67% of the top advanced lines. The rank correlation between average bulk yield across generations and the average line yield was positive and significant. Within intercrop, selection of the best three populations provided 56% of the top advanced lines. The rank correlation between advanced line yield and bulk yield across generations was positive but not significant. Also, the top three F 2 populations selected in sole crop produced 89% of the top advanced lines in intercrop. Advanced line performance showed a positive significant correlation with mean F 4 bulk performance for grain yield, 100-seed weight and seeds per pod within sole crop, while positive significant correlation was seen with pods per plant and seeds per pod in intercrop. Results indicate that F 2 bulk yields can be used to discard the least promising crosses in both cropping systems. Key words: Early generation testing, Phaseolus vulgaris, intercroppingAtuahene-Amankwa, G., Falk, D. E., Beattie, A. D. et Michaels, T. E. 1998. Essai en génération précoce de populations de haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en culture pure et en culture intercalaire maïs-haricot. Can. J. Plant Sci. 78: 583-588. Peu de phytogénéticiens se sont intéressés jusqu'ici à l'amélioration des rendements du haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) par la sélection de culture intercalaire. Notre hypothèse de départ était que les essais en génération précoce seraient aussi utiles en culture intercalaire avec le maïs (Zea mays L.) qu'en culture pure pour identifier les populations de haricot de productivité supérieure. Les semences mélangées F 2 et F 5 de six croisements et de leurs lignées avancées issues de la F 5 ont été évaluées en culture pure et en culture intercalaire. Les mélanges F 2 et les mélanges F 5 ont d'abord été évalués ensemble à un emplacement dans un essai préliminaire, tandis que les lignées avancées étaient évaluées avec les F 3 à un emplacement et avec les F 4 à deux emplacements. En culture pure, la sélection des trois meilleures populations d'après les performances des F 2 a fourni 67 % des lignées avancées supérieures. La corrélation de rang entre le rendement moyen des populations, toute...
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